Music-leaf turner.



W. LEE.

MUSIC LEAF TURNER.

APPLICAHON FlL ED NOV. 11. 1917.

1,270,745. PatentedJune 25, 1918.

2 SHEETSSHEET I,

W. LEE.

MUSIC LEAF TURNER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-17, 1911.

Patented J 11119 25, 1918.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

the last mentioned WALKER has, or msrnemin, OHIO.

I Mus c- EAF wanna.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Petse e J was 1918- Application filed November 17, 1917. SerialNo.202,550.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALKER LEE, a citizen of the United States, residingat Bigprairie, in the county of Holmes and State of Ohio, have inventednew and useful Improvements in Music-LeafTurners, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to music leaf turners and it .consists in thenovel features hereinafter descr bed and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide a turnerof simple and durablestructure which may be applied to the music shelf of a piano or similarinstrument or .to a music, stand which may be easily and quicklymanipulated for the purpose of turning a sheet of music at such time asit is desired to effect the same.

With this object in view the turner comprises a clamp adapted to beapplied to the shelf or stand with a tube adj ustably mounted thereonand a spring supported rod traversing the length of the tube. A sleeveis mounted at the upper end of the tube and a second tube is connectedwith one end of the sleeve. A spring pressed rod is located in tube andthe sleeve and is provided with a the upper end of the first mentionedrod whereby the second mentioned rod may be held at a retracted positionagainst thetension .of the spring adapted to actuate the same. A head iscarried at the end ofthe second mentioned tube and a lever is pivotedtherein and connected with thesecond mentioned rod. A fork member ispivoted upon the free end of the lever and receives between the branchesof its fork a pin which is attached to the head. An arm is attached tothe said fork and extends beyond the head and a spring clip is mountedupon the arm and carries a depending rod. The clip is adapted to receivea sheet of music between its opposite side portions and therod extendsbehind the sheet and the parts are so arranged thatwhen the rod which isslidably mounted in the first mentioned tube is depressed it releasesthe .second. mentioned rod which is actuated by the spring whichoperates upon the same whereby the lever is swung which in turn swingsthe fork and the arm attached thereto whereby the clip and rod attachedto the clip turn the sheet of music.

notch adapted .to receive,

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the retaining means for the leaf turningmechanism.

Fig. 6. is a sectional view of the support for the leaf turner.

The music leaf turner comprises a clamp member l which is provided witha screw 2- whereby the frame may be secured to a shelf or stand inausual manner. Atube 3 passes vertically through the clamp member 1 andis adjustably secured therein by means of a set screw 4 which isthreaded in the clamp member and adapted to bear at its inner endagainst the side of the tube. It is 'apparent that by loosening the setscrew the tube 3 maybe adjusted vertically in the clamp member and whenat a desired position may be secured by tightening the said set screw.The said screw is provided at its lower end with a longitudinallydisposed recess 5. A rod 6 traverse'sithe length of the tube 3 and thesaid rod is provided at its lower end with an angularly disposedextremity 7 which is normally received in the recess 5 ofthe'said tube.A spring 8 is connected at one end with the rod 6 and the other end ofthe said spring bears against a collar 9 which is located at a fixedpoint within the tube 3. The spring 8 is under tension with a tendencyto normally hold the extremity 7 of the rod 6 in an elevated position inthe recess 5 of the tube 3. However, the said rod may be depressed byexerting pressure in a downward direction upon the extremity and thenthe rod'may be turned whereby the extremity is carried under thelowerend of the tube and the upper end of itherod 6ma'y thus be held belowthe upper end of the said tube.

The music leaf turner also includes a sleeve 10 which is provided in thevicinity .of one end with an aperture 11 adapted to snugly receive theupper end of the tube 3. A set screw 12 is provided at one end of thesleeve 10 and is adapted to engage against the side of the tube 2whereby the sleeve 10 is held upon the tube. It is apparent that byloosening the set screw 12 the sleeve 10 and the parts attached theretoand hereinafter explained, may be detached from the tube 3 and thus theparts may be compactly assembled for carrying in a music case or otherreceptacle. A tube 13 is connected at one end with the sleeve 10 in thevicinity of the aperture 11 and a head 14 is carried at the other end ofthe tube 13. A rod 15 traverses the length of the sleeve 10 and tube 13and the end portions of the said rod project beyond the ends of thesleeve and tube. The rod 15 is provided at one end with a knob 16 andthe other end of the said rod enters the head 14 herein before referredto. A coil spring 17 is located 'in the sleeve 10 and bears at one endagainst a fixed portion of the sleeve and at its other end bears againstthe collar 18 which is mountedon the rod .15. The spring 17 is undertension with a tendency to hold the rod 15 in a retracted posltion inthe tube and sleeve. The'rod 16 is provided at its lowerside with anotch 19 which is adapted to receive the upper end of the rod 6 when thesaid rod6 is elevated by the action of the spring 8 hereinbeforedescribed.

A lever 20 is pivotally mounted in the head 14 and one end of'the rod 15is pivotally connected with the said lever at a point between'the endsof the lever. A fork member 21 is pivotally mounted at the free end ofthe lever 20 and the branches of the fork of the said member receive apin 22 which is mounted at the upper side of the head 14. The head 14 isprovided with an opening 23 and an arm 24 is attached to the fork member21 and extends through the opening 23 beyond the side of the head 14. Aspring clip 25 is slidably mountedupon the arm 24 and is ofconventional'form or pattern such as the ordinary spring clip or r andis provided angularly disposed extremity 27 which may clamp used forgripping articles of apparel or sheets of paper for securing themtogetherr A rod 26 depends from the clip 25 at itsv lower end .with anextend below the lower edge of a sheet of music. The upper portion ofthe sheet of music may be secured in the clip 25.

It is apparent that whenthe rod 15 is moved in an inward direction byapplying pressure to the knob 16 the notch 19 in the said rod 15 willbebrought over the upper end of the rod 6 and inasmuch asthe said rod 6is forced in an upward direction by the spring the upper end of the rod'6 will Copiestf this patent may be obtained for secured in the clip 15is retracted it swings the lever 20 whereby the fork member.21 is swungand the arm 24 is held approximately in alinement with the tube 13. Thesheet of music is then 25 and extending over the extremity 27 of the rod26. When it is desired to turn the sheet of music the rod 6 is depressedby exerting pressure in a downward direction upon the extremity 7 thusremoving the upper end of the rod 6 from the notch 19 and underthe'influence of the spring 17 the rod 15 isprojected to movelongitudinally in the sleeve 10.- 7

' This movement on the part of the rod 15 swings the lever 20 wherebythe fork member 21 which is in contact with the pin 22 becomes theobverse side of the sheet.

From theforegoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanyiig drawings, it will be seen that a music leaf turner of simple anddurable structure is provided and that the same may be easily andquickly manipulated to effect the turning of a sheet of music.

Having described the invention what is claimed is':

1. A music leaf turner comprising a clamp, a tube attached to the clamp,a spring pressed rod located in the tube, ing means mounted on the tubeand including a spring for actuating the same, a setscrew for detachablysecuring the leaf turning means to the tube, the leaf turning meansbeing engageable by the rod to hold the same at a state of rest.

2. A music leaf turner comprising a tube,

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music the said sheet is V a leaf turn-' a head carried by the tube,

member, an arm carried by the fork five cents each, by addressing theCommissioner of Patents, Wau hl ngtonflb. 0." a r

